From April 25-April 30, 2011, CLDP conducted a Judicial Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and International Commercial Arbitration Program at Pakistans Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad, Pakistan for a group of 30 Civil Judges and District and Sessions Judges.

In response to a large backlog of patent applications, and increased volume in patent applications each year as a result of Pakistan's new recognition of pharmaceutical product patents, Pakistan's Patent Office has hired 12 new examiners. These examiners, though junior, are computer capable and...

CLDP advisors, including an expert on IP administration shared information with Pakistan’s Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) on best practices in patent office operation and consulted on strategies for faster and more accurate patent application determination.

CLDP coordinated a two-day workshop-conference, to be held from September 13-14 in Manila for roughly 200 attendees from the Philippines IPO, academia, law enforcement, and private sector. US, Filipino, and international experts provided an overview of the challenges and benefits of digital...

CLDP advisors, including IP experts from the USPTO, the private sector and federal judges from the US, Australia and Thailand, conducted a seminar with Pakistan’s Intellectual Property Organization and judiciary to promote a better understanding of intellectual property principles and law.

CLDP conducted a judicial capacity building seminar on IP in Islamabad, Pakistan, to equip a core group of judges with an elevated understanding of IP and Pakistan's IP law, as well as an appreciation of the social and economic importance of IP to Pakistan.

CLDP held an intellectual property adjudication forum in Pakistan which included judges, government officials and intellectual property professionals. The forum provided an outlet for the participants to realize challenges and opportunities inherent in the country’s IP capabilities, and allowed them...

A CLDP team spent and entire day at the Pakistani Patent Office, touring the premises, interviewing the patent controller and delivering 5 hours of training to all of the examiners.

Pakistani Ministry of Health (MoH) officials participated in a week-long capacity building program at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) where they became familiar with the US approach to drug evaluation and registration.

As a part of continued capacity building to equip a core group of Pakistani Customs Officials with a thorough understanding of IP enforcement best practices, CLDP is sponsoring the participation of a second Customs Official in the US Patent and Trademark Office's Global Intellectual Property Academy...